All of these amps use the basic 12ax7 as the fundamental tubes in the preamp.
In the amplifier section ... -The Fender use the 6L6 for there higher power amps the 6V6 for their small.
-Marshall use the EL34 for high power and EL84 for the smaller amps.
-Vox use the same as ones as Marshall.
In general the Fender 'sound' is scooped with the highs and lows louder then the mids.
Marshall is the opposite with fat mids
Vox are in many ways a hybrid of the two as the circuit in general uses a lot of Fender ideas but with Marshall's choice of tubes
So those in the know will find this an over simplification but it is meant to get at the heart of the differences. It is is often important when checking out other brands of amps because as a rule they start with the schematics to one of these brands and then modify the circuit to taste.
For pedals the 'classic' Fender sound is ideal as it is a very clean and clear backdrop for the actual sound of the pedals. I use a Plexi so I find having a grapic EQ needed to often scoop the sound especially when using single coil guitars.
THE 3 CLASSICS OF CLASSICS
FENDER
The Fender Deluxe Silverface ...not the most coveted Fender as earlier models were much more warm and had a bit of dirt. BUT... the Silverface is the first of the dead clean super
clean Fenders.
VOX
The Vox AC 30 it was a big deal as at 30 watts it was considered deafening at the time...
this is 'the' Vox amp. Nothing elase they make comes close. I would say that at least 95%
of players that love Vox have this. I am not exaggerating!
This Marshall is the Marshall Super Lead 100watt It is the Plexi you see teamed up with a stack of two Marshall 1960 ...4x12 cabs in hundreds of pics all through the late 60's thru the 70's.
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